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Candidate status of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia

Ukraine95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "ukraine"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Moldova95%

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "moldova"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"moldova" is a non-EU country topic
"ukraine" is a non-EU country topic
title contains non-EU country "georgia"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 146551Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Ukraine
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Candidate status of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (529 for, 45 against, 14 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

529

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

484 votes

Turnout (cast)

588

Absent

117

Participation rate

83.4%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 152Against 0Abstain 0Absent 27

S&D136 MEPs

For 113Against 0Abstain 0Absent 23

Renew101 MEPs

For 89Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

PfE67 MEPs

For 28Against 23Abstain 1Absent 15

ECR63 MEPs

For 44Against 4Abstain 4Absent 11

The Left38 MEPs

For 21Against 5Abstain 6Absent 6

NI44 MEPs

For 19Against 10Abstain 2Absent 13

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany74
Italy64
Poland48
Spain46
France45

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 45Against 15Abstain 1Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 74Against 9Abstain 0Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 64Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 46Against 1Abstain 1Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

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